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Kuşçu

Kuşçu /kuʃˈtʃu/ ASCII Kuscu

“bird keeper, fowler”3

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kuşçu?

Kuşçu

IPA /kuʃˈtʃu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kuşçu mean?

A kuşçu is a breeder or seller of cage birds; at the Ottoman palace the name was given to the keeper of hunting birds such as hawks and falcons, and it also means a bird-catcher. The word is kuş “bird” plus the occupational suffix -çu, and many Anatolian villages are called Kuşçu.2,3

Grammar kuş + -çu (agent suffix).

Kuşçu is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kuşçu made of?

Kuşçu breaks into 2 parts: kuş (bird) + -çu (occupational suffix).

Kuşçu ++ root kuş bird TURKIC kuş “bird” suffix -çu occupational suffix TURKIC kuşçu “bird breeder or seller;palace keeper of…” Kuşçu kuş root bird kuş TURKIC “bird” -çu suffix occupational suffix kuşçu TURKIC “bird breeder or seller; palacekeeper of hunting birds”
Kuşçu: parts and root words
  • kuş Turkic — bird3
  • kuşçu Turkic — bird breeder or seller; palace keeper of hunting birds2

How was the name Kuşçu formed?

Kuşçu belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kuş + -çu).

Which surnames are related to Kuşçu?

Kuşçu Karakuş Akkuş Kuş Alakuş Çalıkuşu Kuşoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karakuş same root – –
02 Akkuş same root – –
03 Kuş same root – –
04 Alakuş same root – –
05 Çalıkuşu same root – –
06 Kuşoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kuşçu?

  1. Cem Kuşçu researcher
  2. Enes Kuşçu association football player 2005–
  3. Gökçe Cerren Kuşçu researcher
  4. Hilmi Kuşçu researcher
  5. Kemal Kuşçu writer 1902–1968
  6. Murat Kuşçu researcher
  7. Nardane Kuşçu botanical collector 1954–
  8. Oğuz Kuşçu researcher

People surnamed Kuşçu as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Kuşçu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Kuscu in passports and foreign registers. In Turkish ş sounds like English sh, ç is pronounced like ch in “church”.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kuşçu accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kuşçu accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kuş accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kuşçu

Q1

What does the surname Kuşçu mean?

A kuşçu is a breeder or seller of cage birds; at the Ottoman palace the name was given to the keeper of hunting birds such as hawks and falcons, and it also means a bird-catcher. The word is kuş “bird” plus the occupational suffix -çu, and many Anatolian villages are called Kuşçu.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kuşçu?

The root word of Kuşçu is kuş (Turkic): “bird”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kuşçu?

Kuş·çu, 2 syllables; IPA: /kuʃˈtʃu/.